This is a tour combined the fabled silk road and exotic travel to the
Mongolian grasslands.
| DAY
.1 |
Arrive
at Beijing |
|
Arrive
Beijing in the afternoon. Welcome to the capital of China. Your national
guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to hotel. |
| DAY
.2 |
Beijing |
| |
Visit
Tian An Men Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the
Summer Palace. Dinner followed by Peking Opera performance. |
| DAY
.3 |
Beijing |
| |
Full
day excursion to the mighty Great wall and Ming Tombs. A Peking Duck
dinner is planned. |
| DAY
.4 |
Beijing
- Hohhot |
| |
After
breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Hohhot.. |
| DAY
.5 |
Hohhot
- Xilamuren Grassland |
| |
Coach
to Xilamuren Prairie. Stay at a traditional Mongolian Yurt. A local
flavor dinner is planned. |
| DAY
.6 |
Xilamuren
- Hohhot |
| |
Visit
a local Mongolian family and witness their hospitality. Start friendly
conversation with the host through your local guide and learn the
details of their life. Coach back to Hohhot and stay overnight at
hotel. |
| DAY
.7 |
Hohhot
- Datong |
| |
Visit
Zhaojun Tomb, 5-pagoda Temple and Grand Mosque. Depart via train to
Datong, overnigt stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.8 |
Datong
- Xian |
| |
A
visit to the impressive Yungang Grottoes is a tourist must in Datong.
The cliff caves house some 50,000 statues and bas-reliefs carved out
of stones. The earliest statues date back to 386A.D. Proceed to Xian
via night train.Overnight stay at soft berth. |
| DAY
.9 |
Xian |
| |
Arrive
at Xian - the starting point of the ancient silk road and transfer to hotel to freshen up. Afternoon visit the
Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient City Wall. |
| DAY
.10 |
Xian |
| |
Full
day tour of the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, the Huaqing Hot Springs
and the Bangpo Neolithic Commune Museum. Enjoy a Tang Dynasty Music
Show after dinner. |
| DAY
.11 |
Xian
- Urumqi |
| |
Fly
to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. Afternoon arrival and check-in
at the deluxe hotel. |
| DAY
.12 |
Urumqi |
| |
Today,
travel to the deep blue Lake of Heaven, surrounded by mountain peaks
and alpine meadows. Enjoy a unique afternoon visit with the nomadic
Khazak community. |
| DAY
.13 |
Urumqi
- Turpan |
| |
Morning
city tour includes the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Museum, with exhibits
of local arts and crafts. Enjoy the excitement of a Middle Eastern-type
bazaar. After lunch, take a motor coach to Turpan. Upon arrival, explore
the Jiaohe Ruins, the remains of an ancient walled capital of the
Uighur with its large monastery and palace. After dinner, enjoy Uighur
Traditional Singing and Dancing Show. Overnight stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.14 |
Turpan
- Jiayuguan |
| |
Today's
tour includes the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (shown on right)
in the Flaming Mountain and the Karez Underground Irrigation Channels,
a 2000 year old system that delivers water from nearby snow capped
moutains to Turpan and its agricultural fields. Taking overnight train
with sleeping car to Jiayuguan. |
| DAY
.15 |
Jiayuguan |
| |
Morning
arrival in Jiayuguan and check into the first class Jiayuguan Hotel.
Tour to Jiayuguan pass, which is at the western end of the Great Wall. |
| DAY
.16 |
Jiayuguan
-Dunhuang |
| |
Morning
travel by deluxe motor coach on a scenic ride to the 2,000-year-old
oasis town of Dunhuang. This oasis was a vital stopping-off post for
caravans linking China and Central Asia. Overnight stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.17 |
Dunhuang |
| |
Whole
morning sightseeing features the Mogao Grottoes, which contain the
most impressive and best preserved examples of Buddhist cave art on
the Silk Road. Hundreds of sandstone caves hold more than 2000 statues
and 45000 paintings of Buddha and Chinese mythological figures. Travel
by deluxe motor coach to Crescent Moon Lake in the Singing Sand Dunes,
where the oasis meets the desert. Take an optional camel ride. Evening
entertainment includes a special cultural performance. |
| DAY
.18 |
Dunhuang
- Xi'an |
| |
Morning
flight to Xi'an. P.M free at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel. |
| DAY
.19 |
Xian
- Beijing |
| |
After
breakfast fly to Beijing. Rest of the day free at leisure. |
| DAY
.20 |
Departure
from Beijing |
| |
Transfer
to airport for home bound flight to depart from Beijing. |
